Analele Științifice ale Universității „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași, s. Biologie animală, Tom LVIII, 2012 A REPORT ON THE CERAMBYCIDAE SPECIES FROM THE LAKE KERKINI NATIONAL PARK, NORTHERN GREECE Maria-Magdalena DASCĂLU 1 , Gianfranco SAMA 2 and Gordon RAMEL 3 1 Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Ia și, B-dul Carol I, no. 20A, 700505 Iași, Romania; [email protected]3 [email protected]Abstract. A faunal inventory of the longhorn beetles inhabiting the lowland and mountainous area (Krousia, Kerkini and Angistron Mts.) of the Lake Kerkini National Park also known as Wetland Kerkini is presented. A variety of sampling methods were used during several years of survey. Due to a wide variety of habitats ranging from Mediterranean shrublands to temperate broadleaf forests, 93 species were recorded from the area, including four species – Xylosteus bartoni Obenberger & Mařan, Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus), Deroplia genei (Aragona) and Phytoecia nigricornis (Fabricius) – representing new records for Greece. Keywords: longhorn beetles, Project Kerkini, Greece. Rezumat. Speciile de Cerambycidae din Parcul Național Lacul Kerkini, nordul Greciei. Lucrarea reprezintă un inventar faunistic al speciilor de cerambicide din zona muntoasă ( Munții Krousia, Kerkini și Angistron) și de joasă altitudine a Parcului Național Lacul Kerkini cunoscut și sub numele de Zona Umeda Kerkini, speciile fiind colectate pe parcursul mai multor ani prin utilizarea diferitor metode de eșantionare. Datorită diversității de habitate, de la tufărișuri mediteraneene până la păduri temperate de foioase, au fost semnalate în cadrul rezervației 93 de specii, dintre care patru specii – Xylosteus bartoni Obenberger & Mařan, Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus), Deroplia genei (Aragona) and Phytoecia nigricornis (Fabricius) – reprezintă specii noi pentru fauna Greciei. Cuvinte cheie: cerambicide, Proiect Kerkini, Grecia. Introduction Greece is one of the least entomologically surveyed high biodiversity regions of Europe (Dvořák & Ramel, 2009). Though, the longhorn beetles of Greece are well known in comparison to others groups of insects, more than 400 taxa being already recorded from Greece (Danilevsky, 2010; Drumont & Komiya, 2010; Sama & Löbl, 2010). Some of these taxa were relatively recently described by Sláma (1993), Rapuzzi (1995), Sama (1996, 1997a, b, 2010), Rejzek & Kakiopoulos (2004), Pesarini & Sabbadini (2007a, 2009, 2011), Rapuzzi & Sama (2010). Recent contributions to the knowledge of Cerambycidae from Greece were published by Alziar (1984), Sláma & Slámová (1996), Berger (1999, 2000, 2005), Berger et al. (2010), Plewa et al. (2011), and important taxonomic researches on the Greek Dorcadionini were made by Pesarini & Sabbadini (2004, 2007b, 2008, 2010). The faunal research was carried out in the nature reserve associated with Lake Kerkini, known as Wetland Kerkini (Northern Greece: Macedonia) and it was part of a complete biodiversity assessment project voluntarily carried out by more than 100 scientists in 17 countries around the World and coordinated by G. R. (Dvořák & Ramel, 2009). So far, the only faunistic data from the vicinity of the Lake Kerkini were published by Pesarini & Sabbadini (2011) who recorded Dorcadion borisi Heyrovsky and Vadonia dojranensis dojranensis Holzschuh from near Ano Poroia (Serres regional unit). Therefore our results represent a wide-ranging list of species collected in the Lake Kerkini National Park. - 65 - 2 Via Raffaello Sanzio 84, I-47521 Cesena (FC) Italy; [email protected]
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Analele Științifice ale Universității „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași, s. Biologie animală, Tom LVIII, 2012
A REPORT ON THE CERAMBYCIDAE SPECIES FROM THE
LAKE KERKINI NATIONAL PARK, NORTHERN GREECE
Maria-Magdalena DASCĂLU1, Gianfranco SAMA2 and Gordon RAMEL3
1 Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, B-dul Carol I, no. 20A, 700505 Iași, Romania;
Abstract. A faunal inventory of the longhorn beetles inhabiting the lowland and mountainous area (Krousia,
Kerkini and Angistron Mts.) of the Lake Kerkini National Park also known as Wetland Kerkini is presented. A
variety of sampling methods were used during several years of survey. Due to a wide variety of habitats ranging
from Mediterranean shrublands to temperate broadleaf forests, 93 species were recorded from the area, including
four species – Xylosteus bartoni Obenberger & Mařan, Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus), Deroplia genei (Aragona) and Phytoecia nigricornis (Fabricius) – representing new records for Greece.
Rezumat. Speciile de Cerambycidae din Parcul Național Lacul Kerkini, nordul Greciei. Lucrarea reprezintă
un inventar faunistic al speciilor de cerambicide din zona muntoasă (Munții Krousia, Kerkini și Angistron) și de
joasă altitudine a Parcului Național Lacul Kerkini cunoscut și sub numele de Zona Umeda Kerkini, speciile fiind
colectate pe parcursul mai multor ani prin utilizarea diferitor metode de eșantionare. Datorită diversității de
habitate, de la tufărișuri mediteraneene până la păduri temperate de foioase, au fost semnalate în cadrul rezervației
93 de specii, dintre care patru specii – Xylosteus bartoni Obenberger & Mařan, Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus), Deroplia genei (Aragona) and Phytoecia nigricornis (Fabricius) – reprezintă specii noi pentru fauna Greciei.
Rapuzzi & Sama (2010). Recent contributions to the knowledge of Cerambycidae from
Greece were published by Alziar (1984), Sláma & Slámová (1996), Berger (1999, 2000,
2005), Berger et al. (2010), Plewa et al. (2011), and important taxonomic researches on the
Greek Dorcadionini were made by Pesarini & Sabbadini (2004, 2007b, 2008, 2010).
The faunal research was carried out in the nature reserve associated with Lake
Kerkini, known as Wetland Kerkini (Northern Greece: Macedonia) and it was part of a complete biodiversity assessment project voluntarily carried out by more than 100 scientists
in 17 countries around the World and coordinated by G. R. (Dvořák & Ramel, 2009). So
far, the only faunistic data from the vicinity of the Lake Kerkini were published by Pesarini
& Sabbadini (2011) who recorded Dorcadion borisi Heyrovsky and Vadonia dojranensis
dojranensis Holzschuh from near Ano Poroia (Serres regional unit). Therefore our results
represent a wide-ranging list of species collected in the Lake Kerkini National Park.
Lake Kerkini is an artificial lake, created in 1932 on the Strymon River,
immediately south of the Greek border with Bulgaria and 80 km north of Thessaloniki. The
area was originally an inland delta, a huge marsh where the river unloaded the debris it had
collected on its journey past the Ryla and Pirin mountains of Bulgaria, and as a wetland
habitat it was unique in Europe. The area is currently a RAMSAR and NATURA2000 site
as well as a Wetland of International Importance for birds. To the north the lake is bounded
by the 2000 meters Kerkini Mountains that form the border with Bulgaria but which are
split by the narrow Ruppel Gorge through which the river Strymon enters Greece. To the
southwest the lake is bordered by the 1000 meters Mavrovouni (Krousia) Mts. The nature
reserve includes parts of both of these mountain ranges, extending to the summit of the Kerkini Mts., all of the riverine habitat between the Bulgarian - Greek border and the lake
(about 20 km) and has a total area of about 200 km2. The vegetation of the area is classified
as para-Mediterranean and mountainous Mediterranean.
Most of the sampling was done by G.R. from 2004 to 2010 and the specimens
were sent to M.M.D. and G.S. for identification. Additionally, two collecting trips were
organized in 2008 and 2010 by a Romanian entomological team from the Alexandru Ioan
Cuza University of Iași.
The material was collected from 47 localities in the vicinity of the Lake Kerkini
(Fig. 1) and most part of it was obtained using Malaise Traps (MT) in several frequently
monitored sites and hand collecting; other sampling methods like baited traps (BT), yellow
pan traps (YPT), pitfall traps (PT), light traps (LT) or hand netting were also used
Figure 1. Kerkini Lake area: distribution of the sampling sites.
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throughout the National Park. The names of the collectors are abbreviated as follow:
Gordon Ramel (G.R.), Maria-Magdalena Dascălu (M.M.D.), Fusu Lucian (F.L.) and
Popovici Ovidiu (P.O.). Most of the examined material, including the species newly
recorded for Greece, is preserved in the first author’s collection.
List of sampling sites
1. Angistron Mts., glade in temperate forest; N 41˚19’33.0’’ E 23˚24’22.6’’, 843 m a.s.l.
2. Promachonas, maquis shrubland; N 41°22’25.32’’ E 23°22’18.84’’, 60 m a.s.l.
3. “Procom Site”, near Promachonas; N 41°22’38.1’’ E 23°21’58.8’’, 60 m a.s.l.; glade in a riverine forest along the banks of the River Bistritza north of the village of Promachonas
and half a kilometer from the shopping complex of Procom. At this point the river
delineates the Greek border with Bulgaria. The understory vegetation is seriously affected
by regular inundations during flooding in spring and early summer. The dominant trees are
Populus alba, Juglans regia and Corylus avellana and the lower vegetation is dominated by
brambles (Rubus sp.).
4. “Mesias 4 Site”, near Promachonas village, Kerkini Mts. foothills; N 41˚23’00.9’’ E
23˚17’52.1’’, 303 m a.s.l.; in glades and along paths in the forest; the habitat is open mixed
deciduous forest dominated by oak (Quercus sp.).
5. Kerkini Mts. foothills, Strymon river border; N 41˚19’38’’ E 23˚20’39.15’’, 116 m a.s.l.
6. Angistron Mts., windfarm, temperate forest; N 41˚18’52.29’’ E 23˚23’16.13’’, 804 m a.s.l
7. Angistron Mts., Juniperus and Quercus coccifera shrubs; N 41˚18’14.6’’ E 23˚24’05.6’’,
634 m a.s.l.
8. Sidirokastro village, dry grassland on limestone; N 41˚13’58.5’’ E 23˚23’23.9’’, 100 m
a.s.l.
9. Himmaros village; N 41°11’27.8’’ E 23°25’55.6” 404 m a.s.l.
10. “Ecotourism Site”, Lithotopos; N 41°08’15.6’’ E 23°13’01.2’’, 65 m a.s.l; a reasonably
anthropogenic site, located in a fallow field adjacent to the Centre for the Promotion of
Ecotourism in Lithotopos. There is a small amount of building refuse on the site and it has
been irregularly grazed for many years. The ground is stony, with a few trees around,
mostly Paliurus spina-christi and planted Acer. The vegetation is otherwise mixed herbaceous/graminaceous and contains quite a few flowering plants. It has a north facing
aspect.
11. “Grassland Site” near Irakleia; N 41°10’54’’ E 23°15’38’’, 42 m a.s.l.
12. Strymon River, marsh with Salix and Populus; N 41°14’25.4’’ E 23°18’05.4’’, 40 m
a.s.l.
13. Megalochori village; N 41°14’46’’ E 23°13’24’’, 38 m a.s.l.
14. Vyronia village, near Strymon river border; N 41°15’38’’ E 23°15’04’’, 42 m a.s.l.
15. “Petritsi Stream Site”, near Neo Petritsi village; N 41°17’43.7’’ E 23°17’12.6’’, 250 m
a.s.l. The area away from the stream is sharply inclined and dominated by Quercus
coccifera; it is grazed to some extent by sheep and goats but otherwise untouched.
16. “Stratiom Site”, Kerkini Mts. near Neo Petritsi village; N 41°17’44.9’’ E 23°17’36.6’’,
420 m a.s.l. A south facing slope covered in herbs and grasses surrounded by woody plants such as: Phillyrea latifolia, Quercus coccifera, Fraxinus ornus, Arbutus unedo and Cotinus
coggygria.
17. “Midway Site” near Neo Petritsi village; N 41°18’49.8’’ E 23°16’35.6’’, 750 m a.s.l. A
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dry, sunny, south-facing slope with a mixed deciduous forest with Quercus sp., Marrubium
31. “Vyronia village”, Kerkini Mts.; N 41°17’13” E 23°11’18”, 630 m a.s.l, broadleaf
forest. 32. “Pumping Station Site”, near Kerkini village; N 41°12’48.7’’ E 23°06’11.9’’, 40 m
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a.s.l. A Malaise trap operated within the fenced off area surrounding a pumping station that
moved water out of the lake and into the canal system for the western side of the lake. It
was relatively ungrazed and stood adjacent to a canal bordered with willows (Salix sp.) and
reeds (Phragmites sp.).
33. “Timber Yard Site”, near Kerkini village; N 41°13’29.12’’ E 23°05’07.9’’, 45 m a.s.l.
The Malaise trap was inside the yard of a timber merchant, stood beside a large pile of
uncut logs (Populus sp.) with an arable field behind it.
34. “Info Center Site”, near Kerkini village; N 41°12’41.3’’ E 23°05’05.2’’, 35 m a.s.l.
35. “Krousia Mts. Site”, near Kerkini village; N 41°11’32.4’ E 23°03’59.5’’, 190 m a.s.l.
The site is on a north facing slope of the Krousia Mts., immediately beside a large stack of
cut timber (mostly oak), with a number of other stacks nearby. The immediate vegetation was Paliurus spina-christi and Carpinus orientalis. A little further off 20 m, there was a
mixed deciduous forest dominated by Quercus pubescens. The Malaise trap at this site was
occasionally baited with freshly cut branches and/or rotting fruit. It was taken down shortly
after the timber was removed.
36. “Base camp Site”, Kerkini Mts., Ano Poroia Village; N 41°18’35’’ E 23°03’36’’, 1300
m a.s.l. It is situated in and around an abandoned army camp and it has a south facing
aspect. The vegetation is a mixture of deciduous forest dominated by Fagus sylvatica,
Rubus sp. and Rosa sp. and forestry pine plantation (Pinus sylvestris). The site is subject to
regular grazing by cattle.
37. Site between Vyronia and Neo Petritsi village; N 41°16’27.4” E 23°16’0.2”, 120 m
a.s.l. 38. Lake Kerkini, Kerkini Mts.; N 41°18’40” E 23°18’23”, 800 m a.s.l.
39. “Army Camp Site”, near Neo Petritsi Village, Kerkini Mts; N 41°18’35” E
23°12’51.5”, 1423 m a.s.l. This locality is an abandoned military camp with antropogenous
vegetation, currently used as a pasture for livestock. In the vicinity, there is a natural beech
forest (Fagus sylvatica).
40. Akritochori Monastery; N 41°16’6.66” E 23°10’34.85”, 103 m a.s.l.
41. “Strymon Flood Plain Site”, near Neo Petritsi village; N 41°16’09” E 23°19’39”, 55 m
a.s.l. Herbaceous flatland dominated by grasses on a very sandy substrate.
42. “Roupel’s Gorge Site”, near Promachonas Village; N 41°17’32” E 23°19’35”, 115 m
a.s.l. The yellow pan traps were set beside and within a forestry pine plantation (Pinus
sylvestris) that occupies the lower slopes of the hills along the western bank of the river
Strymon at the southern end of Roupel’s Gorge. 43. Kerkini Mts., N 41°18’02.4” E 23°13’39.5”, 905 m a.s.l.
44. “Base Camp 1777 Site”, Ano Poroia Village, Kerkini Mts.; N 41°19’02” E 023°04’38”,
1600 m a.s.l. The site has a south facing aspect and it is regularly grazed by cattle. A
forestry pine plantation (Pinus sylvestris) was nearby.
45. Kerkini Mts.; N 41°17’12” E 23°02’39”, 800 m a.s.l.
46. Kerkini Mts. near Neo Petritsi village, 420 to 750 m a.s.l.
47. Krousia Mts., 250 to 700 m a.s.l.
Species list
Genera and species in the subfamilies are taxonomically arranged. The species
newly recorded to Greece are marked with an asterisk (*). The scientific names listed in this paper are in accordance with the nomenclature used in the Catalogue of Palaearctic
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Coleoptera (Danilevsky, 2010; Drumont & Komiya, 2010; Sama & Löbl, 2010) except for
Dorcadion aethiops (in accordance with Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2007b) and for Plagionotus
arcuatus (in accordance with Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2011).
After several years of systematic and sustained collecting, using a variety of
methods and diverse sampling sites, a total of 93 species were recorded for the Greek Nature Reserve associated with Lake Kerkini. Most of these species were hand collected or
captured in Malaise traps. Although MT is known not to be a good method for collecting
beetles, the high number of species is explained by the use of a large number of traps
during a prolonged time span.
Four species are new records for Greece: Phytoecia nigricornis, Deroplia genei,
Obrium cantharinum and Xylosteus bartoni. The latter was, until our record, known from
southwest Bulgaria and Macedonia (Bense, 1995; Georgiev et al., 2005). The other three
species have a wider distribution in Europe, including Bulgaria ((Bense, 1995; Sama &
Löbl, 2010), which explains their presence in the Northern Greece (Macedonia).
Acknowledgments
Thanks are due to Carlo Pesarini and Andrea Sabbadini (Museo di Storia
Naturale, Milano) for valuable clarifications regarding the identification of Dorcadion
lugubre and Vadonia dojranensis, Pierpaolo Rapuzzi (Prepotto, Udine) for some comments
on an earlier version of the manuscript, Theodoros Naziridis (Director of the Management
Authority of Wetland Kekini) for all his support, Nikos Gallios (owner of Limneo Hotel,
Chryssohorafa, Kerkini) for his hospitality, Lucian Fusu, Liviu Moscaliuc, Ovidiu and
Mariana Popovici for their help during the two collecting trips to Kerkini Lake. The 2010
expedition was supported by a Percy Sladen Memorial Fund Grant accorded through the
Linnean Society, London. This study was supported by a fellowship accorded to the first
author through the post-doctoral programme POSDRU/ 89/1.5/S/49944. References
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